Florida Organic Aquaculture

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Workers from Bliss Construction in Plant City erect the first of three planned barns at Florida Organic Aquaculture on Wednesday afternoon. Each 180,000 square foot barn will measure 150 feet wide and 1200 feet long, and contain 2.5 million gallons of water in which to raise shrimp. The first barn is scheduled to be complete by July.

Ponds made out of sandbags will be used at Florida Organic Aquaculture to raise their shrimp. The ponds will measure 230 feet long, 30 feet wide and 5 feet high.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Images of the construction underway at Florida Organic Aquaculture in Fellsmere on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.